Das Internationale Schachturnier Moskau 1925

Author: Bogoljubow, Efim Dmitrievich (1889-1952)Year: 1927Publisher: Verlag von Walter de Gruyter & CompanyPlace: Berlin and LeipzigDescription:xii+222+[2 ad] pages with frontispiece, diagrams and table. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in  brown cloth with brown lettering to spine and front cover with original back wrapper bound in. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5385) First edition.Moscow 1925 was one of the great events in the annals of chess, this tournament (November-December 1925) established two 'firsts'. The first confrontation of the Soviet masters with the recognized leaders of international chess; and, as the inevitable concomitant, the first of the type of contest to which the host country contributes a substantial number - between one half and one third - of the total entries (Zurich 1934, Moscow 1935, Kemeri 1937 were later events run on the same formula). In the event, the home team acquitted themselves well, with Bogoljubow winning 1st prize and Romanovsky and